Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-04
Notice.
CITY OF SAVANNAH
OFFICE CITY TREASURER, :

CITY OF SAvANNAHa
OFFICE CITY TREASURER, :
SAVANNAH, Jan. l, 1887 y
The following extract from the City Tax
Ordinance for the year 1857 is published for
IN formation:
SEC. TX. Every person or corporation own
ing or holding personal property in said city
) vanDahl on the first day of January, lSS.,
shall make return thereof to the Guy Treas
urer within twenty days after tina date; and
returns Of personal property shall be in
spected as soon as they are made, by per-
son to be designated by the Finance Commit
tee of Council. who shall carefully and criti-
cally examine the same anu II he duds. or has
cause TO OeieVe, tnal SUCH return Is not prop
erly made SO as 10 show the amount of per-
sOnal property owned by the person or per-
sons or corporation making the return sub
Ject TO taxation, then he shah for hWllh pro-
coed to ASSESS the said per onal properly of
said person or corporation al its true value.
as near q can he a-ceTtained by HIM, and as
soon as the same Is made he shall eud COPY
OF the same TO the person or corporation whose
return Is thus corrected: and tie person or
corporation whose return is thus corrected
sha have the right TO appeal from such cor
Tccted return to the Committee on 4 ssess-
mentS OF the City Council within teu days
If or the mailing of the notification of The cor
rectlon OF SAID return; anu said Committee
snail hear such return as on as may be con-
Yenlent thereafter, noll1ylnt satu appellant If
tn time anG place OF nearing said appeal and
after hearing such appeal, The said COmmIC-
tee on Assessments shall fix the return OF said
person or corporation Vt such sum a. NAV. in
their opinion, be correct ard just, and shall
Immediately notify such parry Of the sum 20
hAed by them; and the sad person or curpo-
rdJlon may. within four daJ OF The rendition
OF such judgment, appeal thererom TO G
Mayor anu hi.:cfnen If the CT V OF Savannah,
where SUCH appeal shall be IA, ard and deter
mluvd other appeal cases are heard and
determined by the Mayor and A ucrmen of
the cry of Savannah; and the judgment Ct
tue Mayor AID Aldermen OF the CITY OF Sa-
VanDan shall lie 6nal, and determine the
amOAnt Upon which the City Treasurer shall
collect the Lakes pre-cr bed by the thrd and
fifth sections of TINS ordinance: if the return
OF personal property, as made by the per- on
or corporation, shall be ac epted by the per
son 81 designated by the Finance Committee
oil Council, he sha IndOrse The am. as ac-
Cepted ana htpu the same To the CiLv lreaS-
urer, who shall assess thereon tue taxes to be
plid by ;he person or CORPORATION max NJ
ruch return. But IN the event there is no az
peal from he arsessme mt 81 fixed by Inc per-
son appointed TO EeXamine and correct the
same, or no appeal from he assessment flXeu
u The Comm ttee on Asse -smentS th n SAID
aSt essment 80 tNeh shall e the amount upon
whrh the Civ Il ea>uIer shall assess TIE
taxes TO be paid by tie person or coz .. alton
mahiug su, h rCturu.
Failure to make returns makes 1t tha duty
OF the City Treasurer 70 assess a double tax
on all defaulters.
e. S. HARDEE C ty Treasurer.